Home therapy with continuous infusion of factor VIII after minor surgery or serious haemorrhage

Haemophilia

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 207-210

  Varon, D ^a   Schulman, S ^a   Bashari, D ^a   Martinowitz, U ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Continuous infusion; Haemophilia A; Haemorrhage; Surgery

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 CONCENTRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; HEMOPHILIA A; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIPUMP; MINOR SURGERY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029816766     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.1996.tb00138.x     Document Type: Article

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